Hippity hop

Yep, Easter is definitely on its way, and here at home I've been busy organizing a few little decorations to make the break more festive.<br /><br />I whipped up this little Easter egg tree - nothing too elaborate of course, just a little something to set the mood.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9wIRicfolooMAFg2kbKlpi3go3sSPm4W-VN_YLpXybDm-246qG4pPK0MXWfyl9Yy8YeCR4xEqfq2QGHp5ivFGp-H1u-2_KHgrjFhAsyKe4G47zdTxqMSxdmdHFf3oCn09OmMBqHbvQ0/s1600/Easter-egg-tree4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9wIRicfolooMAFg2kbKlpi3go3sSPm4W-VN_YLpXybDm-246qG4pPK0MXWfyl9Yy8YeCR4xEqfq2QGHp5ivFGp-H1u-2_KHgrjFhAsyKe4G47zdTxqMSxdmdHFf3oCn09OmMBqHbvQ0/s640/Easter-egg-tree4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> source unknown - sorry</div><br />And then my good friend <a href="http://marthastewart.com/">Martha</a> called, and we had a little chat about what she could do to decorate her little farm.....she always likes the place to look nice, and I was only too happy to give her a few tips. That's how I roll.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJMs8ayonfez7kdtqMKS3xYLEJ_tLPQ7WZXdBn57WWUSk1tuOblgmsuD0ncqymCrFPr2jOc6Qeple7MMKs7z-4wtG2jL-q9wlI8EpQUhytvgtPXUzsKkoo84IjGxwLyqRpuG3tqxf0Jg/s1600/MarthaStewart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJMs8ayonfez7kdtqMKS3xYLEJ_tLPQ7WZXdBn57WWUSk1tuOblgmsuD0ncqymCrFPr2jOc6Qeple7MMKs7z-4wtG2jL-q9wlI8EpQUhytvgtPXUzsKkoo84IjGxwLyqRpuG3tqxf0Jg/s1600/MarthaStewart.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My bestie - <a href="http://marthastewart.com/">Martha</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But by far the most taxing job I'll be tackling over the next few days is the yearly Easter Egg Hunt. It's a family tradition that we've carried on since the crew were babies, and in spite of the fact that they're all well into their teens, each year we hide a stash of eggs in every conceivable place throughout our two-plus acre property. That's the easy part. The hard part is making up more cryptic and clever clues every year, and finding new places to stash the eggs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVvMT-a2y-NNO0RNZnsJ0PogKgspJMbhwk3ie4XWuqrVaYL7kU_HvGFj-tfUE9e6dGr9CJDJQIsS02W_K9NM6NqcNAqSbCISHOX7iXEn8fgDe-b6Jc5ichJok6NabAE_5lSvtQ8wLqTA/s1600/haighsvariety.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVvMT-a2y-NNO0RNZnsJ0PogKgspJMbhwk3ie4XWuqrVaYL7kU_HvGFj-tfUE9e6dGr9CJDJQIsS02W_K9NM6NqcNAqSbCISHOX7iXEn8fgDe-b6Jc5ichJok6NabAE_5lSvtQ8wLqTA/s640/haighsvariety.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my favourite chocolate - <a href="http://haighschocolate.com.au/">Haigh's</a>. Delish</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our biggest shed is always a great place, but not sure the eggs would last too long this year....we have a visitor:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5naBT6mqBPFfgwSGMRaVv4rw6Gr7MD5OCmSLJ6cb0vnr43wK_KRH2bUd1TZB6JrO3AwmLfQ0kk-vQfF94tjjXZ4v3cxzbs0RAi1HyX_oFzP_hIkhmZQ3a_5aPowAMpC5yuzakLntl4Jg/s1600/snake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5naBT6mqBPFfgwSGMRaVv4rw6Gr7MD5OCmSLJ6cb0vnr43wK_KRH2bUd1TZB6JrO3AwmLfQ0kk-vQfF94tjjXZ4v3cxzbs0RAi1HyX_oFzP_hIkhmZQ3a_5aPowAMpC5yuzakLntl4Jg/s640/snake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">He's a carpet snake - completely harmless, although not if you're a possum...or a chook. This guy left us a little present a week or so ago - a newly shed skin. It measures 11 feet from head to tail, so he's a reasonable size. Our neighbours have lost a few of their chickens lately, including their rooster, and they found the culprit at the scene of the crime, with a suspicious rooster-shaped lump in his belly. So I'm guessing a few easter eggs wouldn't stand a chance. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyhoo, I'm off to make a start on the clues. What do you guys have planned for the Easter break? Any fabulous family traditions? I'd love to hear all about them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Easter to you and yours,</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Hippity hop

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Choc-a-block

Hope the Easter bunny has been kind to you all this morning! I'll be spending the day <strike>eating</strike> relaxing, and it may or may not involve just a <i><b>tiny</b></i> bit of this: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kcalpJ10ubG6xHw5bW11AYoEZnZJMlwgA4UVPrEng7rJzoBs-Cxiof_XOxhyE-v4soy_wJVucKFB6C_q2P0uNGxMj5jUVeFIJmdvY4icV8bHmPzqTT8zfCKYOdd8A64SP5WzWCbcUOg/s1600/chocolate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kcalpJ10ubG6xHw5bW11AYoEZnZJMlwgA4UVPrEng7rJzoBs-Cxiof_XOxhyE-v4soy_wJVucKFB6C_q2P0uNGxMj5jUVeFIJmdvY4icV8bHmPzqTT8zfCKYOdd8A64SP5WzWCbcUOg/s320/chocolate.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">or this..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3tRRo2hS1vmvpUAKC2mWPl1IqBrWyDK-_ec2WN6qnGPQNaGquCyh-PQ_9PW8NCVe4loZxjRJKhaTfqOMAuSWxqp0NiJH40x8BDkQonIW_3VpEq_UFGmDj3-k0f4ThjDhrkQAPW_SUMw/s1600/haighs-chocolates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3tRRo2hS1vmvpUAKC2mWPl1IqBrWyDK-_ec2WN6qnGPQNaGquCyh-PQ_9PW8NCVe4loZxjRJKhaTfqOMAuSWxqp0NiJH40x8BDkQonIW_3VpEq_UFGmDj3-k0f4ThjDhrkQAPW_SUMw/s400/haighs-chocolates.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">or maybe this..<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGMujQSS25QE3fRUpFoaenerpZRkg2jEKS0jcxxWS7eFfroqAIGF9cVMDOf2yL11PtkU1Gy2bTTtdcDQNeUt-CbEBPdPHQl87spW0Q5MqwrPv9QfCQtchq59iJZ9XLhDLqJbWXJ7dVGI/s1600/haigh's.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGMujQSS25QE3fRUpFoaenerpZRkg2jEKS0jcxxWS7eFfroqAIGF9cVMDOf2yL11PtkU1Gy2bTTtdcDQNeUt-CbEBPdPHQl87spW0Q5MqwrPv9QfCQtchq59iJZ9XLhDLqJbWXJ7dVGI/s320/haigh's.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and this may or may not be me:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiQPwGSg2OP8RWznKu5_rJXyZOjI10onI918RdItW3r4787cfqzzhf2KRYPt3MI-kuRzdVSVLOq1j02qGPZs6fMNpcnRMblzCfT4t0CxQghy6bsGYKUzb8eqLXSl58wmIDxGGVJgq9i0/s1600/chocolate_lips_and_makeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiQPwGSg2OP8RWznKu5_rJXyZOjI10onI918RdItW3r4787cfqzzhf2KRYPt3MI-kuRzdVSVLOq1j02qGPZs6fMNpcnRMblzCfT4t0CxQghy6bsGYKUzb8eqLXSl58wmIDxGGVJgq9i0/s320/chocolate_lips_and_makeup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a lovely Easter Sunday</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt;" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Choc-a-block

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Happy Easter!

On this Good Friday, I wish you all a safe and happy Easter. Here are a few pretty images to start your day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_87p3l736k32XG_PTXQTIyif61Wu-eTD_P_rjp8vvybkpIcidi6cq7dmg1dg8Hq8c5GaXgtLuvDwK3OzE5Iur8e43em6NlM7temmMZ31b8r1f5xGXlpwCw4YH6qSSR6J-n-nVeqev_CY/s1600/easter3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_87p3l736k32XG_PTXQTIyif61Wu-eTD_P_rjp8vvybkpIcidi6cq7dmg1dg8Hq8c5GaXgtLuvDwK3OzE5Iur8e43em6NlM7temmMZ31b8r1f5xGXlpwCw4YH6qSSR6J-n-nVeqev_CY/s640/easter3.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-Mb2N6WBCVdLFxYiK7cnaoL772ajmWHXthxgU1lMBlPlIo4hXS3sHGWTM7A6jN6B8lnApqX_G5_3mL0ZiKfb7zeH6ZNpzg8GAzlIYpFDtYAkAuG3JHZ8nwT6DfZXoOWl7NdcNy6Djv0/s1600/easter5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-Mb2N6WBCVdLFxYiK7cnaoL772ajmWHXthxgU1lMBlPlIo4hXS3sHGWTM7A6jN6B8lnApqX_G5_3mL0ZiKfb7zeH6ZNpzg8GAzlIYpFDtYAkAuG3JHZ8nwT6DfZXoOWl7NdcNy6Djv0/s400/easter5.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-4upWwHYjXh1YAioTIm5Zuw7L9d_NUXZZfjs6vmjhUYy21IvOha0LvUACpaS3KXHjSFHAKFCivQxIP-WGWpUXxURfOme3X5NqyBk1QCN0XCqRIJvTmie0jLe-OyxiKQHMpNW2nsEpvo/s1600/easter2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-4upWwHYjXh1YAioTIm5Zuw7L9d_NUXZZfjs6vmjhUYy21IvOha0LvUACpaS3KXHjSFHAKFCivQxIP-WGWpUXxURfOme3X5NqyBk1QCN0XCqRIJvTmie0jLe-OyxiKQHMpNW2nsEpvo/s400/easter2.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNohdjSG_wYI3x89uasP4SdBzlNCcsBYd4J4ZB70DRQEQBP4ex6ioOPzPiQ-sncqKSDo3Oa5pRNw54N_2xZv-qcvtNwxAfbjPmAA4f-5XN41cq-mz0-h38tX5rdvmq1kWaxzcEbjYpisQ/s1600/easter1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNohdjSG_wYI3x89uasP4SdBzlNCcsBYd4J4ZB70DRQEQBP4ex6ioOPzPiQ-sncqKSDo3Oa5pRNw54N_2xZv-qcvtNwxAfbjPmAA4f-5XN41cq-mz0-h38tX5rdvmq1kWaxzcEbjYpisQ/s400/easter1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqciimV7eVR6W2T4-6oCmbKtmSIepW9xiy3Aa8XKiPQnNck0NVPl54q8UHt7aLaLSVnACIf76MWis1sXGS_k97x2eeoWwNl8zwhzHXuVjhH2-FewMCeQ0ojZ7Xf1yaKkMAR1tGhwzw9UY/s1600/bunny11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqciimV7eVR6W2T4-6oCmbKtmSIepW9xiy3Aa8XKiPQnNck0NVPl54q8UHt7aLaLSVnACIf76MWis1sXGS_k97x2eeoWwNl8zwhzHXuVjhH2-FewMCeQ0ojZ7Xf1yaKkMAR1tGhwzw9UY/s400/bunny11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">images 1-4 victoria magazine, image 5 from <a href="http://cute-n-tiny.com/">here</a></span></div><br />Have a great day<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Happy Easter!

On this Good Friday, I wish you all a safe and happy Easter. Here are a few pretty images to start your day.   images 1-4 victoria magazine,...

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